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Death of a Cad by M.C. Beaton
4.0
A charming murder mystery set in Scotland. My first read in the Hamish Macbeth series, but it is actually the second in the series.
It was short - I could have read/listened to this on a lazy Sunday.
Audio narration was very good, voices all done well. And having it read with an authentic Scottish accent was definitely a plus.
This was so much more risqué than the Agatha Raisin stories. Not all of it, just the bits that mentioned naughty business, mentioned it well! :) It was laugh out loud at some bits. I really enjoyed it.
Peter Bartlett is murdered at a castle owned by Mr and Mrs Halburton-Smythe, after a party attended by a whole host of interesting Scottish characters. Hamish Macbeth is the local detective who happens to be in love with the daughter of the Halburton-Smythes - Priscilla. The only problem with that, is that the party was to celebrate Priscilla's engagement to London playwright Henry Withering.
I didn't think much of any of the characters except the two sisters, they were funny. The rest, including Priscilla, were just a bit mean and thought a lot of themselves - although they were attendees at a posh castle party and all suspected of murder, so that makes sense!? Oh and Hamish was cute. I guess we have to like him, he has a whole series!
We go through the usual detective whodunit process and eventually our man - or woman - is caught. Lovely to play along with this lighthearted murder mystery.
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It was short - I could have read/listened to this on a lazy Sunday.
Audio narration was very good, voices all done well. And having it read with an authentic Scottish accent was definitely a plus.
This was so much more risqué than the Agatha Raisin stories. Not all of it, just the bits that mentioned naughty business, mentioned it well! :) It was laugh out loud at some bits. I really enjoyed it.
Peter Bartlett is murdered at a castle owned by Mr and Mrs Halburton-Smythe, after a party attended by a whole host of interesting Scottish characters. Hamish Macbeth is the local detective who happens to be in love with the daughter of the Halburton-Smythes - Priscilla. The only problem with that, is that the party was to celebrate Priscilla's engagement to London playwright Henry Withering.
I didn't think much of any of the characters except the two sisters, they were funny. The rest, including Priscilla, were just a bit mean and thought a lot of themselves - although they were attendees at a posh castle party and all suspected of murder, so that makes sense!? Oh and Hamish was cute. I guess we have to like him, he has a whole series!
We go through the usual detective whodunit process and eventually our man - or woman - is caught. Lovely to play along with this lighthearted murder mystery.
www.thebeautifulbookbreak.com